Bayer’s Nubeqa Study Success Will Broaden Its Prostate Cancer Reach

The Phase III study success is good news, but not the surprise upside that Bayer needs to lift investor sentiment.

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Nubeqa is one of just a few new drugs that Bayer can count on for growth, and the androgen receptor inhibitor has just delivered again with a Phase III success in prostate cancer.

Nubeqa (darolutamide) has notched up a win in the ARANOTE study, proving its value in another subset of patients, this...

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